Anti-Black hate crimes peaked in 1996 at 42% of all hate crimes, then began a steady decline until 2020.
June of that year was the worst month for anti-Black hate crimes since national record-keeping by the FBI began.
“We generally see increases in hate crimes in election years and around catalytic events,” said Levin.
“We’re talking about almost 500 to 700 more hate crimes in an election year.
Domestic terrorism will not prevail in America.”In 2021, Biden signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act to address the spike in anti-Asian hate crimes seen at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
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